Dow Agrosciences LLC

Ecolab USA Inc.

Corteva Agriscience LLC

Dow Argosciences LLC

Phillip J Howard

Mike P Tolley

Donald E Williams, Iii

Edward Gerard Beistle

Marc S Black

Joseph J DeMark

Christopher J Siler

Richard V Baxter, Jr

Douglas K Brune

Neil A Spomer

Uriel Kluk

Ravi B Shankar

Sukrit Mukhopadhyay

Natalie Christine Giampietro

Thomas G Patterson

Andrey N Soukhojak

William L Winniford

Andrew J Pasztor, Jr

Joseph J Demark

Joseph Edward Eger, Jr

Ronda L Hamm

Matthew T Messenger

Shane L Mangold

John D Busacca

Jeremy Chris P Reyes

Bruce A Jacobs

Mary D Evenson

Sol M Mirasol

Mark William Beach

Anthony Weiss

Michael White

Ian Van Wesenbeeck

Charles A Carn

Ashish Batra

Stephen L Wilson

David George Ouse

Christian Guy Becker

Brandon Matthew Downer

John Mirusso

Lorenzo Aulisa

Douglas J Linscott

John Dennis Lane

Sara J Linder

Joey Cobb

Dennis Lane

Samuel M Ferguson

Mark Woodruff

Donald E Wiliams, Iii

Mark W Beach

Eva Chin-Heady

Juan Llauro

Meredith Paige Oliver

Courtney Gallup

Scott Ditmarsen

Eric Scherder

Ricardo Boeker

Jeremey Chris P Reyes

Donald E Iii Williams

Iii Donald E Williams

Jr Joseph Edward Eger

A chemical agent useful for controlling pests is disclosed. The agent can be a thiol, such as a cyclic thiol according to Formula I. The agent can be used to react with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests, such as bed bugs, to provide an adduct. The agent can be useful in a pest control device, system, or method for detecting pests, which can involve use of a controller and a sensor cell coated with composition containing the agent. The disclosure also describes the adduct obtained from the agent and the analyte, as well as a composition containing the agent or adduct.

Selective detection of bed bugs

A device, system, and method of controlling pests are disclosed. A pest control device includes a sensor having a sensor cell and a controller. A surface of the sensor cell is coated with an agent that reacts with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests. The controller is coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor cell indicative of a rate of change in sensor mass detected on the surface of the sensor cell, determine whether the rate of change in the sensor mass based on the received sensor data exceeds a predefined threshold rate, and transmit a pest detection alert notification to a server in response to a determination that the rate of change exceeds the predetermined threshold rate.

A pest control device comprising a capacitive sensor array including a plurality of sensor pads, the capacitive sensor array being configured to generate an electrical output signal indicating the state of each sensor pad, and an electronic controller electrically connected to the capacitive sensor array, the electronic controller including a processor and a memory including a plurality of instructions, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: receive the electrical output signals from the capacitive sensor array, determine a measured capacitance value for each sensor pad based on each electrical output signal, calculate a baseline for each sensor pad based on the measured capacitance value of the sensor pad, determine whether a difference between the measured capacitance value of at least one sensor pad and its corresponding baseline exceeds a first predetermined threshold, update a counter when the first predetermined threshold is exceeded, and record an event indicative of a presence of a pest when the counter exceeds a predetermined limit.

Pest control system and method of operating same

A termite control bait container includes an upper end portion opposite a lower end portion. The bait container includes a chamber containing a termite bait. The lower end portion includes an air-trapping pocket below at least a portion of the bait to reduce intrusion of water through the lower end portion when installed in a selected orientation at least partially below ground.

Techniques for maintaining palatability of a bait material in a pest control device

This invention is based on the discovery that 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) can cause feeding stimulation byworkers. Provided are pest baits comprising one or more compounds of Compound A and one or more pesticide for pest management. In one embodiment, the pest baits are useful against termites. Also provided are methods for attracting and/or controlling pests, using the pest baits provided herein.

Methods and compositions for pest bait

Selective detection of bed bugs pheromones

A termite bait includes a plurality of cellulosic food material pieces palatable to termites embedded within a water resistant polyurethane foam matrix. Another termite bait includes a plurality of cellulosic food material pieces embedded within a water-absorbent polyurethane foam matrix. Yet another termite bait includes at least one cellulosic food material piece encapsulated within a water resistant polyurethane foam coating. Such termite baits can be used alone or in a monitoring device or other termite control device. Another termite control device includes a container, a cellulosic food material within the container and a water resistant polyurethane foam positioned to separate the food material from its environment. The container can contain a termite bait as described above or can include a chamber containing a cellulosic food material and at least one pocket containing a polyurethane foam barrier to reduce intrusion of water through the pocket to the food material.

Bait materials, pest monitoring devices and other pest control devices that include polyurethane foam

Methods for fumigating soil include applying over fumigant-treated soil a multilayer polymeric film to form a vapor barrier between the fumigant-treated soil and the atmosphere to at least partially contain the fumigant. The multilayer film includes at least one barrier layer comprising at least one vinylidene chloride polymer and protecting layers on each side of the barrier layer. The multilayer film preferably has at least one UV protecting layer and optionally at least one reflective layer.

Agricultural fumigation using a multilayer film including a PVDC vapor barrier

Vehicles for delivery and release of pesticide compositions are provided. In one aspect, the delivery vehicle is a capsule configured to resist release of a pesticide composition before application of the capsule at a locus where pest control is desired. The capsule is further configured to degrade following application at the locus where pest control is desired to facilitate release of the pesticide composition. In one particular but non-limiting form, the capsule includes a shell wall including a relatively high Bloom strength gelatin material and a plasticizer material, and the pesticide composition includes a fumigant such as 1,3-dichloropropene. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the description and drawings.

Pesticide composition delivery vehicles

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Zionsville, IN, United States of America

Phillip J Howard